I incorporated some healthier ingredients into this loaf to substitute for some of the typical less-than-healthy ingredients that normally find their way into banana bread.
So what’s in it? Fat free Greek yogurt, unsweetened applesauce and whole wheat flour. Plus a reduced amount of sugar! I love the options to substitute as needed. In the fall you can add some pumpkin or make it a real treat with some chocolate chips!
Healthy Banana Bread
PrintHealthy Banana Bread
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 50 minutes
- Total Time: 55 minutes
- Yield: 1 loaf 1x
- Category: breakfast, recipes
- Cuisine: Breakfast
Description
I incorporated some healthier ingredients into this loaf to substitute for some of the typical less-than-healthy ingredients that normally find their way into banana bread.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
- 1 cup flour
- 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons canola oil
- 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 1 egg
- 2 very ripe bananas, mashed
- 1/4 cup fat free Greek yogurt
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray loaf pan with cooking spray
- Combine whole wheat flour through salt in a bowl and set aside
- Mix remaining ingredients together until batter is relatively smooth with a few lumps from the mashed bananas
- Slowly mix flour mixture into banana mixture
- Once batter is fully mixed, pour into loaf pan and bake for approximately 50 minutes
- Cool, slice and enjoy
I also highly recommend crumbling the banana bread on top of a cup of vanilla Greek yogurt and sprinkling it with some fresh blueberries.
Yum!
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